Six arrests at EDL rally in Halifax

BBC News and the Brighouse Echo report on the English Defence league protest in Halifax at the weekend.

The far right group announced plans to hold a protest in Halifax town centre last month. It follows a protest by the group outside Calderdale Magistrates Court earlier this year as 25 men from the West Yorkshire region went on trial for sexual offences.

The Brighouse Echo reports that around 150 supporters turned out for the protest chanting “Muslim paedos off our streets” and “E-E-EDL” as they staged a protest outside the Calderdale Council offices.

The paper reports police made six arrests on the day for a range of public order offences, including “breach of the peace [and] racially aggravated public disorder”.